"approach of dawn" Chinese-English Dictionary

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拂晓 拂曉 fú xiǎo daybreak / approach of dawn syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
西非经共体移徙与发展共同对策 ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration and Development / ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration
最低意外做法 zuì dī yì wài zuò fǎ minimum surprise approach / risk aversion approach
避免风险做法 避免風險做法 bì miǎn fēng xiǎn zuò fǎ minimum surprise approach / risk aversion approach
溷合法 混合法 toolbox approach / multi-system approach
黎明 lí míng dawn / daybreak syn
一早 yī zǎo early in the morning / at dawn syn
曙光 shǔ guāng the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period / a new beginning syn
一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn
晨曦 chén xī first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn syn
天明 tiān míng dawn / daybreak syn
启明 啟明 qǐ míng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn syn
破晓 破曉 pò xiǎo daybreak / dawn syn
蒙蒙亮 矇矇亮 mēng mēng liàng dawn / the first glimmer of light syn
鱼肚白 魚肚白 yú dù bái fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)
朝花夕拾 zhāo huā xī shī "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn
旷古 曠古 kuàng gǔ since the dawn of time / from the year dot syn
dàn (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn
xiǎo dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit syn
chén morning / dawn / daybreak syn
dawn / rising sun syn
shǔ (bound form) daybreak / dawn / Taiwan pr. [shu4] syn
hán before daybreak / dawn about to break / (used in given names)
xīn dawn syn
朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle syn
朝朝暮暮 zhāo zhāo mù mù from dawn to dusk / all the time syn
fǎng dawn / to begin
mèi dawn / place name
méng twilight before dawn
欧若拉 歐若拉 ōu ruò lā Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn
侵晨 qīn chén towards dawn
dawn / to dry in the sun
dawn
傍亮 bàng liàng dawn / daybreak
薄明 bó míng dim light / early dawn
薄晓 薄曉 bó xiǎo at dawn
质明 質明 zhì míng at dawn
黎明前的黑暗 lí míng qián de hēi àn darkness comes before dawn / things can only get better (idiom)
黎明时分 黎明時分 lí míng shí fèn daybreak / at the crack of dawn
晨昏轨道 晨昏軌道 chén hūn guǐ dào dawn orbit / dusk orbit
gàn dawn (archaic)
平旦 píng dàn (literary) daybreak / dawn
daybreak / dawn / dusky / dim
麻麻亮 mā ma liàng (dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light syn
黎明时分 黎明時分 lí míng shí fēn daybreak / at the crack of dawn
平明 píng míng (literary) dawn / daybreak / impartial and astute
从早到晚 從早到晚 cóng zǎo dào wǎn from morning till night / from dawn to dusk / all day long syn
朝花夕拾 zhāo huā xī shí "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
曙色 shǔ sè the light of early dawn syn
态度 態度 tài du manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
接近 jiē jìn to approach / to get close to syn
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success) syn
靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near syn
来临 來臨 lái lín to approach / to come closer syn
走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to syn
逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn
进场 進場 jìn chǎng to enter the venue / to enter the arena / (aviation) to approach the airfield / (investing) to get into the market
路子 lù zi method / way / approach syn
事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn
前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
凑近 湊近 còu jìn to approach / to lean close to syn
别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach syn
炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor)
jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome syn
临阵 臨陣 lín zhèn just before the battle / to approach the front line
军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy)
迫近 pò jìn to approach / to press in syn
助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run
渐近 漸近 jiàn jìn to approach gradually
路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn
旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) syn
趋近 趨近 qū jìn to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence
附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper)
挨近 āi jìn to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to syn
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn
引桥 引橋 yǐn qiáo bridge approach
行将就木 行將就木 xíng jiāng jiù mù to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave syn
to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing syn
qīn to invade / to encroach / to infringe / to approach syn
meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near syn
to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge syn
chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn
líng to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat syn
lǒng to gather together / to collect / to approach / to draw near to / to add / to sum up / to comb (hair) syn
bīn to approach / to border on / near syn
familiar / intimate / to approach syn
to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator) syn
郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea
穷则思变 窮則思變 qióng zé sī biàn (idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
familiar / to approach
tuì approach at swift gallop (on horses)
不求有功,但求无过 不求有功,但求無過 bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
及时处理,事半功倍 及時處理,事半功倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
叩关 叩關 kòu guān to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports)
统一口径 統一口徑 tǒng yī kǒu jìng to adopt a unified approach to discussing an issue / to sing from the same hymn sheet
莅止 蒞止 lì zhǐ to approach / to come close
迫临 迫臨 pò lín to approach / to press in
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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